Death sentence handed in for journalist's murder

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Jul 5, 2017
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A 39 year old suspect was found guilty over killing of journalist Mel Gunasekara and handed in death sentence by Colombo High Court today. High Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe held that the crime committed by the suspect who was employed as plumber was proven during the trial.

In addition to the death penalty, the suspect was sentenced 30 years imprisonment for stealing victim's belongings after the murder. Late Ms Gunasekara was stabbed to death at her residence in Battramulla on February 2, 2014.